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aBitWhizzy "f" Directory Traversal Vulnerability
Secunia Advisory: SA23055
Release Date: 2006-11-22
Last Update: 2006-12-11
Popularity: 6,098 views

Critical:
Moderately critical
Impact: Exposure of system information
Exposure of sensitive information
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

Software:aBitWhizzy

Secunia CVSS-2 Score: Available in Secunia business solutions

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Description:
Laurent Gaffié and Benjamin Mossé have discovered a vulnerability in aBitWhizzy, which can be exploited by malicious people to disclose sensitive information.

Input passed to the "f" parameter in abitwhizzy.php is not properly sanitised before being used to display files. This can be exploited to display arbitrary files via directory traversal attacks.

The vulnerability is confirmed in version 5. Other versions may also be affected.

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